1940-06-03 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 3, 1940

BRITISH ARMY SECRETS FOUND

IN FLAT

Scotland Yard officers are investigating the chance discovery of an important dossier of military secrets in a London flat.

The secrets, if in enemy hands, | vice to the country ni handing them might have been of great value. The over for investigation. papers gave precise details of distri- bution and supply of munitions to the British Forces în action against the Germans."

Other military secrets were contain- ed in the dossier as well as detailed maps

The discovery was made when an AR.P. official, inspecting a new flat to which he is shortly moving with his wife, moved -a pile of magazines in a corner of one of the rooms.

"One glance at the papers was en- ough to convince me that they were of some military importance," the warden told a reporter.

"I at once sealed them in an en- velope and took them to Scotland Yard.

"When I unearthed them at once thought I had stumbled upon a epy mystery, but after a talk with the landlady of the flat in which found the papers I learned that an Army officer formerly lived there. "It seems to be gross' neglect if an officer has left them about.

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"I have been told that the papers should not have been allowed to reach the hands of any member of the pub-

lic.

"When I took the

papers home I looked over them casually, but I soon realised that they were of military importance.

"There were no dates on any of the papers, although there were copies of correspondence between officers."

I.R.A. MEN TO AID EIRE

Dublin, To-day.

A thousand former Irish Republican Army members decided at, a crowded meeting yesterday to march on Tues- day to the barracks and join Eire's national defence forces.

They declared the intention to de- fend their country against any invad-

er.

The response to Eire's recruiting

campaign throughout the country is "I believe I am contributing a ser- similarly good.-Reuter.

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